I usually keep my coke bottle glasses and math skills under wraps, but really I love learning about a whole host of subjects, whether useless but interesting or necessary for life. My favorite people ever are fascinated by something beyond what they do for a living, be it different types of tequila or mescal, rebuilding a motorcycle, or learning to scuba dive.

I have several groups of very close friends with whom I try to organize outings on a regular basis. We’ve been to Screen on the Green, listened to Jazz in the Sculpture Garden, played bocce in the park, or just had drinks on a roof top patio. I love it when worlds collide and one group of friends meshes well with another. The man I fall for will be able to jump right into the fray, participating in any conversation and making those around him laugh.

DC has become my adopted home, but I love my hometown, Indianapolis, and will defend its best traits - politeness, fabulous work ethic, and a laid-back "we can fix any problem with a little ingenuity and effort" attitude - with a fervor most would reserve for their college basketball team. My Midwest roots and my amazing family taught me well to be pragmatic and prepared, if a little too practical. Practical is fine if you're organizing your closet, but I crave the next adventure, the romantic gesture, and whatever surprises life has to offer. So… surprise me!

Just finished my masters, now I'm moving on to more free time & more fun things.

Painting, reasoning, building things.

I talk to everyone. I've made friends while looking for a room to rent, while riding the metro, while taking classes, while waiting for a bus, while waiting on an air plane, and after a yoga class. Don't get me wrong, I know when to shut the hell up, but I'm usually comfortable in any social situation.

I love radiolab. Crash course gets a close second. & if I ever got the chance to make out with Jon Stewart or Sam Seaborn... well... never mind. The best book I read recently was The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood, & I'm in the middle of Color by Victoria Finlay.

Friends & Family get the top two spots on the list. The rest, in no particular order, are learning about how things work, traveling to unexpected places, eating the strangest thing on the menu, & IPAs. Though really I feel the need to discount Maslow's hierarchy of needs in order to justify my list!

How to describe statistics to people who would rather read Harry Potter.

Trying a new restaurant with friends.

I have spent an entire Sunday watching a marathon of How I Met Your Mother (hangs head in shame).

Message me if you agree with this quote: "A sense of humor, properly developed, is superior to any religion so far devised."